Mileage-ticket case and register



(No Model.)

S. BUTTERS.

MILEAGE TICKET CASE AND REGISTER.

N0. 534,630. Patented Peb. 26, 1895.

@mazzel .l5 522719, 5%?? @M UNITED STATES PATENT EErcE.

SAMUEL I. BTTERS, OF CLARKSBURG, VEST VIRGINIA.

MlLEAGE-TICKET CASE AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 534,630, dated February26,1 895.

Application tiled January 23,1894. Serial No. 497,790. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL I. BUTTERs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Clarksburg, in the county of Harrison, State of WestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMileage-Ticket Cases and Registers, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in ticketcases of that class designed for holding mileage tickets, and it has forits objects among others to provide a simple and cheap ticket casehaving a register mechanism actuated by the movement of the ticket fromthe case, the case being provided preferably with hinged portions uponopposite sides of the slit through which the ticket passes to permit ofthe punching` of the ticket when necessary, as for baggage, or at thegate, without withdrawing the ticket from the case as Well as to allowthe conductor to get hold of the ticket to Withdraw the same should itsend be within the case. The register-actuating mechanism is carried by abodily-movable guide and means are provided for throwing this mechanismout of gear when it is desired to move the ticket in or out withoutregistering. The case is provided with a movable end piece which carriesguides for the edge of the ticket. The ticket is positively connectedwith the registering mechanism so that the latter must of necessity beactuated by the movement of the ticket when the registering devices arein gear.

Other objects and advantages of the invention Will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figurel is a front elevation of my improvedticket case and register with the end thrown open. Fig. 2 is asubstantially central longitudinal section through the same with partsin elevation. Fig. 3 is a cross section through the same on the line 3-3of Fig.1 looking in the direction of the arrow with a portion brokenaway.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates abox or case of any desired material and of any preferred shape but bypreference of substantially the shape shown and having preferablyrounded edges to better adapt it for carrying in the pocket. This caseis closed at one end while at the other end is a movable cover Apreferably hinged by suitable hinges a and carrying the blocks orprojections o. upon its inner face as seen in Figs. 1 and 2 which serveas guides for the edge of the ticket as seen in Fig. 2.

B is a roller the pintles or shafts b of which are suitably supported inbearings one of which is within the case while the other is in one ofthe blocks or projections a of the cover as seen in Fig. 1. I maysometimes extend the outer end of the shaft through the cover so that itmay be turned when desired and in this case the end of the shaft issquared as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and the block c is formed withan elongated hole a2 as seen also in Fig. l to allow the shaft to assumeits proper position as the cover is closed and to permit of the openingof the cover when desired. Upon this roller is designed to be wound theticket B which may be of any approved style. The roller B may be rotatedin either direction by means of the wheel B2 thereon provided with amilled edge as seen in Figs. l, 2 and 3 and projecting through a slit inthe case.

The edge of the case opposite that at which the roller is journaled isprovided with a slit c3 through which the end-of the ticket is designedto pass and the ticket is guided at this edge between the plates A2 asseen in Fig. 3. At this edge I provide the doors C which are hinged oneupon each side on suitablehinges c and provided with springs c forforcing the same open when the catch is disengaged. The catch forholding the door in its closed position may be of any suitable form. Ihave shown it as a simple sliding latch c2 of usual construction.

The guide plates A2 are cut away opposite the doors as seen in dottedlines cs in Fig. l to receive the thumb and nger when it is IOO desiredto pull out the ticket or to enable the gateman to punch the ticketwithout drawing the same from the case as indicated by dotted lines inFig. 3 in which C2 designates the punch. I provide two doors, one uponeach side as seen in Fig. 3 for this purpose.

lNithin the case is a movably-mounted guide I) for the ticket. On thisguide are the bearings d for the shaft E on which are fast the spurredwheels E the spurs of which work through slots in the inner plate of theguide and are designed to come in direct contact with the ticket so thatas the ticket is moved it will cause the said wheels and consequentlythe shaft to revolve. On the inner end of this shaft is a small pinion Das seen in Fig. 2. The guide D is normally held inward by the influenceof a spring F bearing thereagainst as seen -in Fig. 2 and is guided inits movements by the staple f' which works through aslot in the case asseen in Figs. 2 and 3. The guide with the shaft and its spurred wheelsand pinion is designed to be moved against the action of the spring by apush pin G which projects through the side of the case as shown in allof the views with its innerl end bearing against the guide and providedwith a spring g as seen in Figs. 2 and 3 to normally force the sameoutward.

The case may be provided upon one side with a space for the attachmentof a contract or torany other subject matter. I have shown such at H inFig. l. The cover of the case may be provided with any suitable meansfor locking it in its closed position.

In Figs. l and 2 I have shown the case as extended and provided with astrip I from which extends a bracket I as seen in Fig. 2 in which ismounted the point or pintle t' on which turns the gear wheelJwhich ismounted to mesh with the pinion D on the shaft E as shown in said Fig.2. This gearwheel is provided upon its rear face with a lug-j which isdesigned to engage a stop or pin j on the strip I so as to prevent thegear wheel from making more than one complete revolution.

K is a hand or pointer fast on the pintle of the gear wheel and adaptedto work over a dial K which may be graduated for any given number ofmiles and which is seated in a depression k in the case and covered by atransparent plate 7c as seen best in Fig. 2.

With the parts constructed and arranged substantially as above set forththe operation is as followsz-The ticket is wound upon the roller and thelatter put in position and the cover of the case closed and locked. Asthe conductor comes along he presses on the catch that opens the doorsand placing his thumb and finger over the edge of the ticket pulls outsay twenty-live miles thereof. As the ticket is pulled out it is engagedby the spurs of the spurred wheels and the shaft thereby operated, andas the said shaft is revolved its pinion meshing with the gear wheelgeared so that each revolution ot the pinion will correspond with apredetermined number of miles of ticket that number will be indicatedupon the dial by the hand which moves with the gear wheel. The edgesofthe slit in the case through which the ticket passes serve as cuttingor tearing edges upon which the ticket may be severed. Of course if theedge ofthe ticket project through the slit in the case it will not benecessary to open the doors to get hold thereof". lVhen it is desired tomove the ticket back and wind it upon its roller all that it isnecessary to do is to push in on the push pin G which moves the guidewith its shaft and pinion bodily so that the pinion is moved out of itsengagement with the gear wheel, or it may be turned by the wheel B2.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the iuvention or sacrificing any of its advantages. The deviceas a whole may be materially reduced in length by placing the registerwithin the lower part of the casein the same horizontal plane with theguide mechanism and other similar changes may suggest themselves whichwill be within the scope of my invention and I therefore do not intendto limit myself to the exact construction and arrangement ot' partsherein shown and described.

lVhat I claim as new isl. The combination in a strip ticket case, of abodily movable guide, a registering mechanism and means interposedbetween these two elements for receiving motion from the ticket strip inthe guide and imparting the same to the registering mechanism,substantially as specified.

2. The combination in a strip ticket case, of a bodily movable guide, aregistering mechanism, means interposed between these two elements toreceive motion from the ticket strip in the guide and imparting the sameto the registering mechanism and a device for moving the guide andthrowing the registeroperating means out of connection with theregister, substantially as specified.

3. In a strip ticket case, the combination of a flat spring-pressedticket guide, carrying a shaft provided with spurred wheels projectinginto the path of the ticket and carryinga pinion, a registeringmechanism capable ot' being operated by said pinion and means forthrowing said pinion out of connection with said registering mechanism,substantially as specified.

4. In a strip ticket case, the combination of a bodily movable guidecarrying spurred Wheels and a registering mechanism operativelyconnected therewith whereby the extraction ot' a ticket operates theregistering mechanism, substantially as specified.

5. A ticket case provided with a registering mechanism a bodily movableticket guide carrying devices for operating the registering causes thelatter to revolve and the same being mechanism and means for moving saidguide IOO IZO

bodily to throvsr said devices out of operativ position, substantiallyas specified.

6. In a ticket case, the combination of registering mechanism aspring-pressed guide carrying spurred Wheels and a register-operatingdevice and means for moving the guide against the action of the spring,substantially as specified.

7. A ticket case having a guide register-0perating devices carried bysaid guide, means for throwing the latter out of operation and having aticket reel or shaft and means projecting through the case for rotating`said shaft for the purpose of rewinding a ticket or a portion thereof,substantially as specified.

8. A ticket case provided with a guide carrying a shaft having rotatablyfixed thereon spurred Wheels projecting into the path of the ticket anda pinion, a dial having a rack engaging with said pinion to actuate anindex linger of the dial in the act of drawing the ticket strip from thecase7 substantially as specitied.

9. A ticket case having a ticket carrying roll and a closure providedwith a bearing for said roll and With a guide for the edge of theticket, combined with a flat spring-pressed guide for the ticketsubstantially as specified.

IO. A ticket case provided with registering mechanism a ticket guidemounted to slide and carry a pinion for cooperation with the registeringmechanism and with a movable end piece having a bearing for the shaft ofthe ticket carrying reel and a guide for the edge of the ticket, as setforth.

11. A ticket case having a ticket passage and oppositely moving doors atthe edge to disclose the edge of the ticket upon both sides permittingof its being punched Without withdrawal from the case, substantially asspecied.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL I. BUTTERS.

Titnessesz HEATH SUTHERLAND, E. H. BOND.

